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Nordic Cooperation and the European Union

50 Years of Legal Integration

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Nordic Cooperation and the European Union

50 Years of Legal Integration

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This collection explores the cooperation between the European Union and the Nordic states.

It tracks its evolution from informal arrangements to highly legalised arrangements. Drawing on expert contributions, it gives a full understanding and elucidation of the impact of the interplay of these legal regimes and cultures. Each chapter takes a comparative Nordic perspective, combining it with the EU legal perspective. Drawing on both academic and practitioner perspectives, this important work offers fascinating insights into this unique relationship.

Table of Contents

Part I – Introduction
1. Introduction: 50 Years of Nordic-EU Legal Integration, Graham Butler (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Helle Krunke

Part II – Nordic Legal Culture in the European Union
2. History and Contextualisation of Nordic Cooperation and European Integration, Jaakko Husa (University of Helsinki, Finland)
3. Constitutional Foundations, Tuomas Ojanen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
4. Nordic Legal Family, Culture, and Identity, Helle Krunke (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
5. Nordic-EU Legal Integration: The Ins and the Outs, Graham Butler (Aarhus University, Denmark)
6. Trust Beyond the State, Eva Storskrubb (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Part III – The Downward Legal Impact of Integration
7. The Executive and the Legislature, and Implementation of EU/EEA Law, Anna Jonsson Cornell (Uppsala University, Sweden)
8. National Courts and Tribunals, and the Application of EU/EEA Law, Carl Lebeck (Stockholm University, Sweden)
9. Administrative Law, Henrik Wenander (Lund University, Sweden)
10. Procedural Law, Anna Wallerman Ghavanini (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
11. Criminal Law, Jacob Öberg (Orebo University, Sweden)

Part IV – The Upward Legal Impact of Integration
12. Human Rights, Martin Scheinin (European University Institute, Italy)
13. Rule of Law, Pekka Pohjankoski (University of Helsinki, Finland)
14. Healthcare and Welfare, Mette Hartlev (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Katharina Ó Cathaoir (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
15. Transparency, Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki, Finland)
16. Gender Equality, Eva-Maria Svensson (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Part V – Reflections on the Nordic states in European Law: Past, Present, and Future
17. The View from Luxembourg, Niilo Jääskinen (Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg)
18. The View from Strasbourg, Erik O Wennerström (European Court of Human Rights, France)
19. The View from a National Constitutional and Supreme Court, Björg Thorarensen (University of Iceland)
20. Conclusion: The Future of Nordic and European Legal Integration, Graham Butler (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Helle Krunke (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

Product details

Published Apr 30 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 416
ISBN 9781509965724
Imprint Hart Publishing
Series Modern Studies in European Law
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Graham Butler

Graham Butler is Full Professor of Law at Linnaeus…

Anthology Editor

Helle Krunke

Helle Krunke is Professor of Constitutional Law at…

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